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PBO sees normality returning, but inflation will have multifaceted effects
EconomyMacroeconomyby 10 pct, stemming from the withdrawal of support measures; and an increase of public spending by 2... growth of 2 pct. The 2 pct rise in handout spend will push up GDP growth by a negligible effect
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IMF forecasts high primary surpluses, tempers growth expectations
EconomyMacroeconomy. In the World Economic Outlook (WEO), real GDP growth is seen at 2.5 pct this year, slowing down to 2 pct... pct in 2023. On the fiscal front, the primary balance is expected to double next year to 2 pct of GDP, from 1 pct in 2023 and remain above 2 pct for the whole forecast horizon up to 2028 at 2.2 pct
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GDP unchanged on quarterly basis in Q3, up by 2.1 pct YoY
EconomyMacroeconomy. Exports decreased by 0.7 percent and imports increased by 2 percent. The export drop was led... and 2 percent in 2024. The OECD in the economic outlook last week places Greek growth at 2.4 percent this year, slowing to 2 percent in 2024.
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GDP up by 1.1 pct QoQ, needs 2.8 pct growth in H2 to reach annual forecast
EconomyMacroeconomyyear-on-year, while imports were up by 9.6 percent. Goods exports increased by 2 percent YoY, while... latest WEO released in April, the IMF sees growth of 2 percent in 2024. In its latest economic outlook in May, the OECD places Greek growth at 2 percent for this year.
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Central government debt rises to 403.2 bln in Q2, cash reserves near 42 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyinclude bodies of the wider public sector were 41.94 billion, up by roughly 2 billion euros... by roughly 2 billion euros. State guarantees came to 26.34 billion euros on debts and 2 billion euros
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PM finalises relief measures in ambitious but risky move to sway voters
PoliticsGreek Politicsto 2 billion euros. The interventions are due to be announced when Mitsotakis makes the keynote speech... and unspent EU recovery funds. By confining the ultimate volume of the package to 2 billion euros, around 1... now feel squeezed by inflation and stagnant real wages. By delivering 1.5–2 billion euros
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Newsletter 475 - 12/09/2025
, from 0.1 pct in the previous quarter. This slight deceleration took H1 growth to just under 2 pct... lower tax rates across the scale by 2 percentage points, the focus has been on young taxpayers, below..., offset by 4 pct drops in electricity and 2 pct in water supply.
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IMF's latest macro and fiscal estimates reflect economic stability
EconomyMacroeconomyeconomy growing by 2 pct this year and in 2026, with both estimates below the outlook the Greek... Outlook (WEO) of April that expected the economy in 2026 to grow by 1.8 pct, and 2 pct this year... by 3.1 pct this year and by 2.5 pct in 2026, moderating to 2 pct by 2030. The current account
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Kammenos calls for lynching of mayor but ends up boxing himself into a corner
PoliticsGreek Politicsdwindling to 5.5 percent from 7 percent in July. His latest protest, however, has handed a weapon to New
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Polls show Golden Dawn support dropping after murder, New Democracy profiting most
PoliticsGreek Politicsand found that the neoNazi group fell from 8.5 percent to 7 percent. During this two-day period, support
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